Alpine

See also: alpine

English

Etymology

From French alpin, see also alpine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæl.paɪn/, /ˈæl.pɪn/

Adjective

Alpine (comparative more Alpine, superlative most Alpine)

1. Relating to the Alps, a mountain range in Western and Central Europe.
   • 1833–1834 (date written), Alfred Tennyson, “The Two Voices”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 140:

     Some vague emotion of delight / In gazing up an Alpine height, / Some yearning toward the lamps of night.

     Referring here to a great height.

Synonyms

• Alpian (now rare)

Derived terms

• Alpine Dachsbracke
• Alpine goat
• Alpine ibex
• Alpine republic
• Alpine Ridge
• Glen Alpine

 

Translations

relating to the Alps

• Asturian: alpín (ast)
• Catalan: alpí
• French: alpin (fr)
• Friulian: alpin
• Galician: alpino m
• Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
• Irish: Alpach
• Italian: alpestre (it), alpino (it)
• Polish: alpejski (pl) m
• Portuguese: alpino (pt), alpestre
• Russian: альпи́йский (ru) (alʹpíjskij)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Roman: alpinski, alpski m

• Spanish: alpino (es)
• Swedish: alpin (sv)
• Welsh: Alpaidd

Proper noun

Alpine

1. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Alabama.
   2. An unincorporated community in Talladega County, Alabama.
   3. An unincorporated community and former census-designated place in North Slope Borough, Alaska. It has no permanent residents but around 250 commuter residents, who work on a two-week-on, two-week-off schedule.
   4. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona.
   5. A census-designated place in San Diego County, California.
   6. An unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California.
   7. An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.
   8. An unincorporated community in Chattooga County, Georgia.
   9. An unincorporated community in Columbia Township, Fayette County, Indiana.
   10. An unincorporated community in Union County, Mississippi.
   11. A borough in New Jersey.
   12. A rural unincorporated community and census-designated place in Benton County, Oregon.
   13. An unincorporated community in Overton County, Tennessee, United States.
   14. A city, the county seat of Brewster County, Texas, United States.
   15. A city in Utah County, Utah, United States.
   16. An unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States.
   17. A ghost town in Skagit County, Washington, United States.
   18. A town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States.
2. A village in New South Wales, Australia.

Anagrams

• Lapine, Nepali, apelin, penial, pineal, plaine

Latin

Adjective

Alpīne

1. vocative masculine singular of Alpīnus